Hospital-reported Data on the Pneumonia Quality Measure ‘Time to First Antibiotic Dose" are not Associated with Inpatient Mortality

Articles of Interest: July 1, 2011

A weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters, including articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers, mentioning or discussing AHRQ staff, activities, and publications/products, or other research using AHRQ data or products.

This weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters includes:

Articles funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or authored by AHRQ researchers.

American Journal of TransplantationBoyarsky BJ, Hall EC, Singer AL, et al. Estimating the potential pool of HIV-infected deceased organ donors in the United States. Am J Transpl 2011 Jun; 11(6):1209-17. [Supported by HIV Research Network contract 290-01-0012 to Johns Hopkins University; uses 2005-2008 HCUP NIS data and Clinical Classification Software (CCS) and 2000 and 2008 data from the HIV Research Network; lists AHRQ under "Sponsoring Agencies" in the Appendix, with named representatives Fred Hellinger, John Fleishman, and Irene Fraser (first and third are researcher and director, respectively, in AHRQ's Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, and second is a researcher in AHRQ's Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends).] Select to access the abstract.

Westreich D, Cole SR, Funk MJ, Brookhart MA, Sturmer T. The role of the c-static in variable selection for propensity score models. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2011 Mar; 20(3):317-20. [Supported by Career Development Award K02 HS17950 (to third author); fifth author received investigator-initiated research funding and support as Principal Investigator of AHRQ's University of North Carolina Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) center.] Select to access the abstract.

Primary Care DiabetesJackson GL, Lee SY, Edelman D, et al. Employment of mid-level providers in primary care and control of diabetes. Prim Care Diabetes 2011 Apr; 5(1):25-31. [Supported by National Research Service Award institutional training grant T32 HS00079-06 (to first author); preliminary results of this investigation were presented at the AHRQ/Health Resources and Services Administration National Research Service Award Trainees Research Conference in Boston, 2005.] Select to access the abstract.

Clinical TherapeuticsLu CY, Law MR, Soumarai SB, Graves AJ, LeCates RF, Zhang F, Ross-Degnan, et al. Impact of prior authorization on the use and costs of lipid-lowering medications among Michigan and Indiana dual enrollees in Medicaid and Medicare: results of a longitudinal, population-based study. Clin Ther 2011 Jan; 33(1):135-44. [Notes that third, sixth, and seventh authors are investigators in the HMO Research Network CERTs, which is supported by grant U18 HS10391, and that they received previous funding from AHRQ for a separate, related study.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of Biomedical InformaticsHorvath MM, Winfield S, Evans S, et al. The DEDUCE Guided Query tool: providing simplified access to clinical data for research and quality improvement. J Biomed Inform 2011 Apr; 44(4):266-76. [Notes that "DEDUCE has been used to support a DUHS application to [AHRQ] titled 'Cellulitis Abscess Management in the Era of Resistant Antibiotics (CAMERA),' which was funded in 2009."] Select to access the abstract.

Internet Citation: Hospital-reported Data on the Pneumonia Quality Measure ‘Time to First Antibiotic Dose" are not Associated with Inpatient Mortality: Articles of Interest: July 1, 2011.
July 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/articles-of-interest/070111.html